Once again, I had overestimated the amount of laundry I could carry in one sitting. I somehow believed that my arms had grown longer and my chest wider since the last time I had attempted (and failed) to carry such a large load. I tread carefully. I knew having a tight grip and maintaining my balance was key in this situation. So with a slight arch in my back, I balanced the laundry on my chest and continued the treacherous journey from the kitchen to my bedroom. With every step, my confidence grew and I became more and more relaxed. Then, my black sock, noticing my guard was down, took the opportunity to escape his life in the dark and cold dungeon that was my sock-draw. So he ran! I spent the next 5 minutes slowly lowering myself, while simultaneously releasing one hand, grabbing the escapee and balancing the remaining prisoners on my chest. I am happy to say that I made it to my bedroom victorious!

After throwing my fresh laundry onto my bed I began sorting through it. I grabbed my grey polo shirt by the shoulders, held it up, and shook it in order to remove any dust it may have picked up in transit. It was in that moment I began to realise, just how incredible and how illogical the love of God is.

I want you to think about a time when you cried out desperately to God and He came to your rescue. A moment when your life changed forever. Where you literally felt His love flow through your body, fill your heart and surpass all previous understanding of what true love was. What happened? Where were you? Do you remember how you felt? I need you to relive that moment frame by frame. Remember every, single, detail.

At that particular moment, at that exact moment in time, when God saw you hurting, you were 1 person, living in 1 of the 196 countries, in amongst 7,000,000,000 (billion) other people in the world. But God came to your rescue. You were 1 of 7 billion people, living on 1 of the 9 planets, in a galaxy that contains about 150 moons and 100 billion stars. I really need for us to understand just how vast the Milkyway truly is. Think about how much space you need to fill 100 billion stars! That is about 15 stars for every person living on planet Earth. That is 1,000 stars x 1 million stars x 100 stars! Yet in amongst all of this space, God’s heart felt your pain and He came to your rescue.

It is mind-blowing to think that there are 176 billion other galaxies out there! Can our minds truly comprehend the size, the scale and the detail of the Universe? Literally speaking it would take us 2 million years to travel from 1 galaxy to another. Literally. Let our minds ponder the marvellous works of our Father.

Remember that moment, maybe your heart was broken and He came to comfort you, perhaps you were stressed beyond anything you could bear, maybe you had been trying for a baby to no avail until God came through, 176 billion galaxies, through billions of stars, past 8 other planets, and 7 billion other people and comforted you during your pain. What a friend we have in Jesus! What manner of love is this? We are physically smaller than a spec of dust to God yet He grants us peace, He answers our prayers and He listens to our complaints. When I held up my grey polo shirt by the shoulders and watched as the light caught the small particles of dust as it fell to the ground, I never considered its journey, its life, its struggles or its burdens but I am truly grateful that God considered mine.